Ed Lawrence

Public Information Officer

502-564-9746

Artists from Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia and Indiana have been selected by a panel of arts and education professionals to be included in the Kentucky Arts Council’s Arts Education Roster of Artists for the 2005-06 school year. The 42 roster artists will be available to Kentucky schools through the Kentucky Arts Council’s various residency programs, including the Teacher Initiated, Alternative Connections (youth-at-risk) and ArtStart! (early childhood) grant programs, as well as the School-Community-Arts-Parents-Partnership Program.  During the course of a residency, artists demonstrate their art forms and share their ideas, creativity and talents with students and teachers.  Many schools also choose to contract with these artists independent of Arts Council grants because of the high caliber of services they provide to engage students in learning through the arts.

The selection of artists is an adjudicated process and the criteria includes evidence of high-quality artistic work in visual or performing arts (including theatre, dance and music) literary arts, folk and traditional arts, and media arts or any combination of art forms.  Prospective artists must also demonstrate that they have the skills and competencies needed to work with teachers and students in designing and implementing arts programs.

New artists added to the roster this year are Angela Bartley, Louisville, KY; Cynthia Changaris, Louisville, KY; Angelyn DeBord, Gate City, VA; James Gans, Bloomington, IN; Kathryne Gardette, Cincinnati, OH; Lonnie Hendrix, Hyden, KY; Heidi Howe, Louisville, KY; Collis Caroline Marshall, Louisville, KY; Gregory Maupin, Louisville, KY; Albert Nelson, Louisville, KY; Christian Schmit, Fort Thomas, KY; Roberta Schultz, Wilder, KY; Dianne Simpson, Heidrick, KY.

For more information about the Arts Education Roster of Artists and other arts in education programs, grants and services of the Kentucky Arts Council, contact John S. Benjamin, Arts Education Program Director at (502) 564-2676 or John.Benjamin@ky.gov.

EDITORS NOTE: Please see below for a complete listing of artists in Kentucky Arts Council Arts Education Roster of Artists.

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The Kentucky Arts Council is a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet.  Working in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Council invests in programs that develop vibrant communities, provide lifelong education in the arts and support arts participation.  Every $1 in grant funds awarded by the Kentucky Arts Council helps grantees secure $15 in earned income and matching funds from individuals, philanthropic sources and other levels of government.

Roster of KAC Approved Artists

Gregory Acker

Louisville, KY

Music/Ethnic

Pat Banks

Richmond, KY

Visual Arts

Angela Bartley

Louisville, KY

Dance

Cynthia Changaris

Louisville, KY

Theatre

Russ Childers

Batavia, OH

Folklife/Music

Nora Christensen

Louisville, KY

Theatre/Puppet

Angelyn DeBord

Gate City, VA

Theatre

Judith Dierkes

Memphis, TN

Visual Arts

Kathi E.B. Ellis

Louisville, KY

Theatre

Phyllis Free

Louisville, KY

Music/Ethnic

James Gans

Bloomington, IN

Music

Kathryne Gardette

Cincinnati OH

Visual Arts

Louise Halsey

Owensboro, KY

Visual Arts

Yolantha Harrison-Pace

Danville, KY

Dance

Lonnie Hendrix

Hyden, KY

Visual Arts

Heidi Howe

Louisville, KY

Music

Darla Jackson

Cranks, KY

Folklife/Dance

Peter D. Jaquish

Covington, KY

Visual/Painting

Vicki Lemaster

Richmond, KY

Visual/Painting

Tamara Loewenthal

Bloomington, IN

Folklife/Dance

Mara Maldonado

Louisville, KY

Dance

Collis Caroline Marshall

Louisville, KY

Visual Arts

Gregory Maupin

Louisville, KY

Theatre

Jane McTeigue

Bonnieville, KY

Visual Arts

Jessica Myers

Louisville, KY

Theatre/Puppet

Albert Nelson

Louisville, KY

Visual Arts

Cari Norris

Louisville, KY

Folklife/Music

Patricia Ritter

Burkesville, KY

Visual Arts

Steve Roenker

Covington, KY

Theatre

Christian Schmit

Fort Thomas, KY

Visual Arts

Sue Schroeder

Decatur, GA

Dance

Roberta Schultz

Wilder, KY

Music

Rebekka Seigel

Owenton, KY

Crafts/Fiber

Octavia Sexton

Orlando, KY

Folklife/Storytelling

Hong Shao

Lexington, KY

Music

Dianne Simpson

Heidrick, KY

Visual Arts

Jesse Ray Sims

Cave City, KY

Visual/Painting

Judy Sizemore

McKee, KY

Literature

Bet Stewart

Cincinnati, OH

Theatre/Young Audiences

Patricia Sturtzel

Louisville, KY

Crafts/Fiber

Allison Upshaw Spragin

Atlanta, GA

Music

Brenda Wirth

Louisville, KY

Visual/Painting